Sentence examples for affirmed its right from inspiring English sources

The Roman church therefore affirmed its right to determine what it believed by consulting its own beliefs as well as the Scriptures.

The U.S. organization has sought to include boys of diverse backgrounds, while the courts have affirmed its right as a private organization to set standards barring some groups from membership or leadership.

It stubbornly affirms its right, under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, to enrich uranium for civil energy purposes.

The Catawba Indian Nation said that if the State Legislature did not approve its request to build a high-stakes electronic bingo hall in Santee, it planned to open a video poker operation on its York County reservation, and it has asked the Federal District Court to affirm its right to do so.

Like Kushner, Pinter was also highly critical of modern Israel, while affirming its right to exist.

In affirming its "right" to free speech, Charlie Hebdo has used a blunt instrument to smash apart a genuine moment of hope and togetherness.

In a statement, a Facebook spokeswoman said, "The district court correctly found that the settlement was a fair and reasonable resolution of the claims in this case after fully considering these issues". The state of California on Friday also filed an amicus brief affirming its right to enforce its state privacy law.

In a challenge to China's island building program, Manila has asked the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to affirm its right to areas within 200 nautical miles of its coastline, under the terms of a U.N. convention.

I play therefore I am: a style of play is a way of being that reveals the unique profile of each community and affirms its right to be different.

In turning down the CIA's complaint but affirming its right to complain, the FCC established a broad expansion of government power--an unusual action for an FCC that has been noted for its reluctance to exercise any but the most minimal regulatory power over broadcasters.

Relations have soured since Xi became president in early 2013 and began pushing a far more assertive and nationalistic foreign policy, notably in the South China Sea where Beijing has sought to affirm its rights over disputed territory through a controversial artificial island building campaign.